claiming race

noun

: a horse race in which each entry is offered for sale for a specified price that must be deposited before the race

Examples of claiming race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 7-year-old Order and Law won for the eighth time in a 42-race career, with the most recent win coming on Feb. 24, 2022, in a claiming race at Gulfstream Park in Florida. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2023 On Saturday, for example, a 7-year-old mare named Kimberley Dream was making her 61st start in a $40,000 claiming race with only five starters. Joe Drape, New York Times, 1 June 2023 The horse was running in a claiming race, his 35th lifetime start. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023 Last year Rich Strike, who did not even get into the Derby until the Friday before the race and had not won anything since a $30,000 maiden claiming race the previous September, went off at 80-1 and pulled off a stunning upset. James Graham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023 Owner Rick Dawson, who bought Rich Strike for $30,000 out of a claiming race as a 2-year-old, was more or less new to the business having owned only a handful of cheap horses. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023 Won allowance optional claiming race Feb. 18 at Fair Grounds Likely next race: Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 25 at Fair Grounds 23. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2023 He was purchased in a claiming race for $30,000. New York Times, 12 May 2022 Hours before the Run for the Roses, Creative Minister won an allowance optional claiming race with a good stretch showing despite carrying the most weight in the field. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 11 June 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of claiming race was in 1935

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“Claiming race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/claiming%20race. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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